- Eirpac
EIRPAC is
Ireland 's packet switchedX.25 data network. It replacedEuronet in1984 . Eirpac uses theDNIC 2724.HEAnet was first in operation via X.25 4.8Kb Eirpac connections back in1985 . By1991 most Universities in Ireland used 64k EirpacVPN connections. Today Eirpac is owned and operated byEircom but does not accept new applications for Eirpac. They began the process of migrating existing customers using more capable forms of telecommunications back in lateApril 2004 .In
2001 Eirpac had approximately 5,000 customers dialing in daily viaswitched virtual circuit 's although those numbers have been declining rapidly. Eirpac is still an important element for data transfer in Ireland with numerous banks (automatic teller machines ), telecoms switches, pager systems and other networks that utilisepermanent virtual circuit 's.Connecting to Eirpac can be done using a simple AT compatible modem. The dial in number is 1511 + baud rate. So for example to connect at 28,800 bit/s would be ATDT 15112880. The user would then have to authenticate with their Eirpac NUI. The NUI (Network User Identification) consists of a name and password provided by Eircom.
ources
[http://www.tcd.ie/iss/general/iss_annual_reports/HEAnetTimeline.pdf Timeline]
External links
[http://www.eircom.ie Official Website]
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